Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan noticed the Xfinity Sequence playoff bubble shift dramatically. With solely 5 races to go till the postseason begins, this is the place the bubble drivers stand.
10. Sheldon Creed (+70)
Creed can be disillusioned with one more runner-up end, but it surely was one other stable factors day for the Alpine, California native. Creed and the No. 18 staff are delivering a few of their finest races on the proper time, and barring a monumental meltdown, Creed can be within the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
11. Parker Kligerman (+36)
Kligerman treaded water on Saturday with an Eleventh-place end result. With 5 stable tracks for Kligerman and the No. 48 staff developing, they’re in the same place to a season in the past, once they battled Riley Herbst for the ultimate playoff spot all the way in which to the regular-season finale. With prior playoff strain expertise below their belt, Kligerman is primed for an additional postseason run.
12. Sammy Smith (+1)
Smith gained 4 factors on the minimize line with a much-needed fifth-place end on Saturday, as his fundamental bubble competitor, Ryan Sieg, may solely muster up a Thirteenth-place effort after pitting late within the race. The most effective factor about Smith’s run at Michigan? He and the No. 8 staff lastly confirmed top-five pace, an asset they’ve lacked for a lot of the yr.
13. Ryan Sieg (-1)
With each passing week, Sieg’s heartbreaking loss at Texas stings increasingly. A Thirteenth-place run is not totally indicative of the place Sieg ran on Saturday, as he spent an excellent chunk of time inside the highest 5 and high 10, however technique bit him ultimately. Nonetheless, it has been a powerful season for Sieg and his family-owned staff, and so long as he sticks inside placing distance of Smith, he has a shot to make the postseason.
14. Brandon Jones (-96)
Jones earned stage factors in Stage One, however his race shortly unraveled in Stage 2. An enormous crash in flip three took out Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer and Jones, relegating the No. 9 automotive to a Thirty sixth-place end. Jones is formally in a must-win state of affairs with 5 races to go, and Friday’s race at Daytona could also be his finest alternative.
15. Anthony Alfredo (-115)
Alfredo has been in a must-win state of affairs for a couple of races now, however a fourth-place end for the No. 5 staff provides Alfredo some much-needed momentum. Like Jones, Friday’s race at Daytona is probably going Alfredo’s finest likelihood at an underdog win and a possible playoff bid.